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Tin Cup, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155289]

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Tin Cup, Colorado Postal Cover Group [155289]
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This item SOLD at 2022 Aug 26 @ 09:11UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Lot of 4 for this Gunnison County town. In October 1859, prospector Jim Taylor panned some gold from Willow Creek, and carried it back to camp in a tin cup; he named the valley “Tin Cup Gulch.” In 1878, lode deposits were discovered in the area, and the town of Virginia City was laid out in March 1879. By the 1880 census, the town had a population of 1,495. Confusion with Virginia City, Nevada, and Virginia City, Montana, caused the residents to change the name. The town was reincorporated in July 1882 as Tin Cup. 1) Tin Cup & Gold Hill Mining & Milling Co. ad cover, New Orleans cancel. 2) Others: 1894 cover; 1882 cover addressed to Tin Cup; and 1885 cover with Tin Cup cancel. Please inspect.

Date: 1880s-90s
Country (if not USA):
State: Colorado
City: Tin Cup
Provenance: Gary Bracken Collection